Ascender (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension.
  2. Printing.
    • the part of a lowercase letter, as b, d, f, h, that rises above x-height.
    • a letter rising above x-height, as b, d, f, h, etc.
noun
  1. printing
    • the part of certain lower-case letters, such as b or h, that extends above the body of the letter
    • any letter having such a part
  2. a person or thing that ascends
  3. another word for ascendeur
Ascender (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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